1872.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
391 
TREES, 
BLANTS & BULBOUS BOOM 
* For AUTUMN of 1878. ^ 
Ellwangci' & Barry offer to Planters and Dealers 
tUe largest and most complete stock in the country of 
.Standard ansi Dwarf Fruit Trees, 
Grape Vines, Small Fruits, 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, 
New it Rare Fruit, it Ornamental Trees, 
New it Rave Green it Hot-House Plants, 
Bulbous Flowering Roots. 
Small parcels forwarded by mail when desired. Prompt 
attention to all inquiries. 
Descriptive and Illustrated Priced Catalogues sent pre¬ 
paid , on receipt of stamps, as follows: 
No. 1—Fruits, lOe. No. 3—Ornamental Trees, lOe. 
No. 3—Greenhouse, lOe. No. 4—Wholesale (just pub¬ 
lished), Free. No. 5—Bulbs, Free. Address 
Estabvd 1840 . ELLW'AMOER & BARRY, 
Mount Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER. N. Y. 
BOURSE, WHITE 8u CO., 
WESTBORO, S^ASS., 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
Trellises, Nonrse’s Patent Folding Plant 
Stand, Wardian Cases, etc, 
Our leading articles of Full Trade are our Foldinn Plant 
Stand and Wardian Case. The Plant Stand is a h:ilf*cir61e 
In form, painted green, and has no equal in compactness for 
shipping. For sale by Implement Dealers, Seedsmen, and 
the Wooden Ware Trade. 
The Wardian Case (or Fernery) is of Black Walnut, 
mounted on legs (which disconnect for packing), and has a 
f luss top. It is finished in the best style, and is an ornament 
o any apartment. 
Retail price In Boston and New York, $25.00. 
Circulars sent upon application. 
To Dairymen & Capitalists. 
lOOO-Acre Dairy Farm for Sale, with 
Stock, Implemonts, etc. 
PKSCE, $40,000. 
The subscriber offers for sale Springwater Farm, consisting 
of 1,000 acres, situated on Scugog Island, Ontario County, 
Canada, and distant three miles from Pori. Perry, the ter¬ 
minus of the Whitby and Port Perry Railway, anti close to 
the water’s edge of Scugog Lake, where there is an abun¬ 
dance of fish and game. 
This Farm is specially adapted for dairy purposes, being 
watered with numerous springs—all the buildings being sup¬ 
plied with water from this source, conducted through pipes, 
as well as the cattle-yards, etc. 
There are on the place twelve houses for workmen, five 
large barns, horse and cattle stables, sheds, pens, etc., and 
one large dairy building, through which a stream of water 
constantly runs. 
The soil is first-class, never f iling to produce heavy crops. 
There is a reserve of wood-land in connection with it, 
sufficient to meet the requirements of the place. 
The Farm would be sold in one or two blocks of ,"00 acres 
each, the purchaser having the option to takfe the cattle, 
stock, horses, and implements, at a fair valuation made by 
disinterested parries. 
Terms of sale for the land, $10,090 down, balance on mort¬ 
gage tor from five to ten years, with interest; at seven per 
cent per annum. For stock, implements, etc., £5,000 down, 
balance in one year, without interest. 
Parties desiring to see the place or to purchase, will please 
address 
W. S. SEXTOFJ, 
Port Perry F.O., Ontario, Canaria. 
—The valuable farm known ns 
J3 “ Riversdalk,” the property of the late Hon. Chns. 
B. Calvert, near Biadensburg, Prince George’s Co., Md. ( 
about seven miles by rail, and good turnpike, from Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. It contains about 300 acres, 200 of which are 
cleared and mainly in grass, with water in every field. 
There are two good farm-houses, and commodious barns, 
with stabling for over 100 cows. The proximity of the Na¬ 
tional Capital renders this dm; of the best possible points for 
a dairy or truck-farm. The Washington branch B. & (). R.R. 
runs through the place, with two stations very convenient. 
For particulars, re rim. etc., address the editors of THJC 
AMERICAN FARMER, Baltimore, Md. 
FISHER’S INLAND, 
For Sale or to Lease. 
This property, belonging to the Estate of II. U. Fox, de¬ 
cease!!, and containing several thousand acres, eligibly situ¬ 
ated in the Sound, opposite Stonington, Mystic, and New 
London, Ct., is, by executor’s order, offered lor sale or lease 
as a whole, or, as it is divided, in separate farms. It is 
unsurpassed l'or salubrity aud coolness, and has great agri¬ 
cultural advantages, being capable of producing one thou¬ 
sand tons of hay annually, and affording rich pasturage for 
large herds of cattle. It is well provided with harbors, and 
is worthy the attention of yachtmcn and sportsmen. 
The MANSION HOfTi-E is very large and roomy, and, 
with the adjacent buildings, can lie readily fitted to accom¬ 
modate one or two hundred boarders. 
Application and further inquiries may be made bv latter, 
addressed to J. S. BLATCIIFOED.5 Pemberton Sq..Boston. 
'|OA.2£ r 5r.''5!ES£, with about $3,000, wanted on a 
M dairy farm, now making money. A rare chance. 
Working man preferred. Address, with references, 
CHARLES E. CARPENTER, Farmingdnlc, N. J. 
F OR reliable information on North Carolina, her 
agricultural, mineral, industrial, and commercial re¬ 
sources, address J. L. Labiaux, Ridgeway, Warren Co.,N.C. 
SAA OAA ST.O'BAKS) I®EAI8. 
WrstS'HFq'sP yAV TREES, at greatly reduced rates. 
Also, a general line of Nursery Stock. Write for Price-list. 
E. MOODY' & SONS, Lockport, N. Y. 
SALE or 
PERCHERON HORSES. 
Tlv- undersigned will offer at public sale at the 
Pimlico Fair Grounds near Baltimore, 
On FRIDAY, Oct. 11th, 
that being the last day of the Show of the Mary¬ 
land State Agricultural Society, from 
15 to 20 Head cf PERCHERON 
HORSES, 
of both sexes, Imported, or the produce of Im¬ 
ported animals, all pure-bred. 
¥M. T. "WALTERS, 
Baltimore, Md. 
For Catalogues, which will be ready Sept. 15tli, 
address as above, or the Editors of The American 
Farmer, Baltimore, Md. 
Fleetwood Farm, 
Near Frankfort, Ky., 
Thorough-bred Horses, Trotting Slock, Im¬ 
ported Aldcnieys, South Down Sfiicep, etc. 
«J. W. HUNT REYNOLDS. 
(State where you saw this advertisement.) 
M OW IS TUIE TIME for improved 
stock.—Horses; Durham, Alderney, Ayrshire, and 
Devon, from a fresh cow to a calf; Cotswolcl and Sourh- 
Down sheep and Lambs; Chester, Yorkshire, and Berkshire 
Pigs ; Mastin', Greyhound, and other Blooded Dogs ; Maltese 
Cats; Eagle; Swans; Guinea and Peafowl; Bronze and 
White Turkeys; Toulouse, Bremen, and Hong Kong Geese; 
Rouen, Aylesbury, Poland, and Musk Ducks; and all kinds 
of Fancy Fowl and Pigeons; Lon-eared and other Babbits; 
Guinea Pigs; Ferrets; Squirrels; a variety o # 'Song Birds; 
Farm Books, etc., etc.—for sale at moderate prices by 
.N. GUILBERT, Evergreen Farm, Gwynedd, Pa. 
Wanted.— American Deer and Fawn, also Swans. 
BLACK B\SS for stocking ponds. 
JERSEY CATTLE. Family cows. 
Address W. CLIFT, Mystic Bridge, Ct. 
T HE American Standard of Excellence 
l’or Exhibition Poultry. Indispensable 'o poultry 
breeders. It governs the awards at exhibitions. Sent, 
post-paid, for 50 ets. 
Wright’s Kew Work on Poultry, containing TO superb 
plates in colors. Published in 25 nos. Issued semi-monthly. 
Price 50 ets. per. no., sent carefully wrapped, post-paid. Try 
one no. for a sample, andsee W\e finest work of the kind ever 
attempted. Address II. II. Stoddard, Hartford, Ct., pub¬ 
lisher of The Poultry World. 
^“"poultry "world.” 
A monthly. $1.00 a year. Splendidly illustrated. Tells 
all about poultry. Send 10 cents for a sample copy. Address 
H. H. STODDARD, Publisher, Hartford, Ct. 
fSUS£F.='SlB£EI> FmVlLS for sale.—Brail- 
Si ma*, Cochins, Iloiulans, Hamburgs. White Leghorns, 
Games, llouen Ducks, and Bronze Turkeys. Send for 
circular arid price-list. Address 
W. E. STITT, Columbus, Wis. 
JC , Ani'C¥ FOWLS from all leadingvnrieties. 
-B- Warranted to give satisfaction, or money will be re¬ 
funded. Send stamp for circular to 
C. FLODING, Leetonia, Col. Co., Ohio. 
—Ten Hives of Bees. Inquire 
fl of .IOHN C. Dre Bf, VOISE, Newtown, L. I., or of 
CHARLES W. PL'RDY. 1.'3 William St., New York. 
FEW 1872. 
Moulton Rolls, 
Most Durable; 
DoubleSpiral Cogs 
Easiest Working; 
Curved Clamp, 
Holds Firmest; 
Metal Journal 
Casings, 
NO WEAR-OUT. 
PROVIDENCE TOOL COMPANY, 
It Warren st., N. Y-, ami PItOY., R. I. 
f NBUAWAPOlLIS STEAM H®€>T- 
TEllY. Drain-Tile, and Terra-Gotta Works. Manu¬ 
facturers of Flower-Pots, Vases. Urns, Hanging-Baskets, 
Drain-Tile. etc. Inducements to Nurserymen and Florists 
for the fall trade. Send for Price-list. Address 
S. K. FLETCHER, Treas., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Hall’s Patent Husking Gloves. 
THE VERY BEST THING 
ever invented for husking corn. They protect tlie hands 
from the cold or from becoming sore, and a person can husk 
from one third to one half faster with them. The Half 
Gloves cover the parts of the hands liable to become sore. 
Price $1.25. The Full Gloves cover the whole of the hands. 
Price $2.50. Both have claws attached for tearing oft' the 
husks, and are made for both right and left-handed persons. 
In ordering, state size—large, medium, or small. For sale 
by dealers generally. Manufactured bv the 
HALL HUSKING GLOVE CO., 
145 South Clinton St., Chicago, 111. 
A LIVE FARMER WANTED 
In each county as Wholesale Agent for O’Hara’s Dol¬ 
lar Champion C 'orn-Sli«*Tl<*r, patented July IS, 1871, 
indorsed by leading Agricultural Papers; and O’Hara’s 
Practical Corn-Hus Iter, patented Aug. 1, 1871. Sure 
sale. Very large profits. Samples of both, delivered. $1.75. 
C. M. O’HARA, Hillsboro, O. 
PREMIUM FARM GRIST MILL. 
Cheap, simple, and durable. Is adapted to 
all kinds of power, and grinds all kinds of 
grain rapidly. Send for Descriptive Circular . 
W^I. L. BOYER & BRi)., 
Agricultural Implement Manufacturers, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
l*otato-i>i&fc?ev* is the best in 
SLm use. Send for Circular. PRATT & CO., Buffalo, N. Y. 
900,000 ACRES 
OF 
EXCELLENT FAI^MIISrO- 
AND SPLENDID 
Michigan Pine Lands 
FOR SALE, 
On which are ONE THOUSAND MILLIONS OF 
PINE TIMBER, and inexhaustible quantities of Maple, 
Beech, Elm, Ash. Hemlock, Oak, etc. 
The grant of lands to the Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail¬ 
road Company, to build their Road from Fort Wayne, Ind., 
to Traverse Bay and Mackinaw, Michigan, comprises in its 
farming lands every variety of soil, from the rich da?/ loam 
to tlie light sandy, and they are found in that section of 
Michigan, north of the city of Grand Rapids, and contiguous 
to the great fruit belt on the eastern snores ot Lake Michi¬ 
gan, now being rapidly developed by railroad awd other en¬ 
terprises. 
Farming Ba n^s are sold to actual settlers, on cre¬ 
dit, one quarter down, balance in yearly payments. Interest 
7 per cent. Persons desirous of locations for farms will, on 
application at the Office In G<and Rapids, be fur¬ 
nished with Ti* Jcets ov' r th'* Road, entitling them to 
Rot a rn of Fare--, in the event, of purchasing any of the 
Company’s farming land. For information about the lands, 
prices, location, Qte., etc., address 
WM. A. HOWARD, Land Commissioner. 
Title Perfect. Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
ATEWHONYlIf KIMS! 
At “ SICIDDY,” in Neosho Valley, on 
MISSOURI, KANSAS, and TEXAS RAILWAY. 
Under the auspices of the 
NATIONAL BUREAU OF MIGRATION. 
Mr. Wm. P. Tomlinson, Local Agent, is on the ground, 
and will give advice and assistance in locating land. 
THE AMERICAN COLONIST AND HOME- 
* STEAD JOURNAL, 
Containing maps with full particulars as to the Organiza¬ 
tion of tiie Colony, the Lands, Productions, Climate. Wood, 
Water, etc., PENT FREE, on application to 
S. E. WELLS, Sec’y of the National Bureau of Migration, 
3$ 9 Broadway, New York. 
LANDS IN IOWA. 
Upon application to the undersigned, there will he sent by 
mail to any address, post-paid, a new RAILROAD MAP OF 
IOWA, corrected to date, and a descriptive pamphlet, con¬ 
taining a Sectional Map of that part of the State in which is 
situated the Land Grant of the Chicago, Rock Island, and 
Pacific R.R. Co., and giving full and detailed iniormation as 
to the location, quality, products, terms of sale, etc., of more 
than 500,0110 acres of land now for sale near the line of the 
railroad. The lands are the cheapest and best Farming Lands 
now in the market In Iowa, the most productive and pro¬ 
gressive agricultural State in the Union, and are being offered 
at low prices and most favorable terms to actual settlers. 
J. L. DREW, Land Com'r, 
C. R I. & P. R.R. Co., Davenport, Iowa. 
GOOD HOMES, 
HEALTH AND WEALTH for industrious, temperate fam¬ 
ilies [no others need apply 1 in the National Colony. For the 
Colony Journal, with full particulars, send stamp to 
MILLER, HIPMISTON & CO., Toledo. Ohio. 
